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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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